Panels and their modules, such as for walls and roofs, are disclosed that provide armored shelter for protecting people and equipment from ballistic projectiles and mortar attacks. Each module is made from multiple co-parallel plates arranged in a stack, spaced apart, and held together along their s
Panels and their modules, such as for walls and roofs, are disclosed that provide armored shelter for protecting people and equipment from ballistic projectiles and mortar attacks. Each module is made from multiple co-parallel plates arranged in a stack, spaced apart, and held together along their sides by side elements. This is done in such a way that, when assembled side-by-side or end-to-end into panels, adjacent modules overlap one another to prevent straight-through seams yet allow any damaged module to be removed and replaced without moving adjacent modules. Space within a module, between plates and sides, can contain energy absorbing material in a variety of shapes. Plates serve as structural flanges, and side elements comprise structural webs, to permit each module to function as a structural beam.
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We claim: 1. An armored building module for placement adjacent to similar armored building modules, comprising: a. a first plate having two ends spaced apart longitudinally in a first direction and having two sides spaced apart transversely in a second direction; b. a second plate having two ends s
We claim: 1. An armored building module for placement adjacent to similar armored building modules, comprising: a. a first plate having two ends spaced apart longitudinally in a first direction and having two sides spaced apart transversely in a second direction; b. a second plate having two ends spaced apart longitudinally in said first direction and having two sides spaced apart transversely in said second direction, wherein said second plate is parallel to said first plate and spaced apart from said first plate in a third direction that is perpendicular to both the first and second directions; and c. a first side member and a second side member spaced apart from one another in said second direction and each having two ends spaced apart in said first direction, wherein each of the first and second side members is attached to both said first plate and said second plate; wherein said first and second side members comprise two opposite sides of said armored building module in said second direction; wherein the ends of said first and second plates comprise two opposite ends of said armored building module in said first direction; wherein a portion of said first plate comprises a first side lap overhang that extends parallel to said second direction, away from the first and second side members, and beyond a nearer of the sides of said second plate; and wherein a portion of said second plate comprises a second side lap overhang that extends parallel to said second direction, away from the first and second side members, and beyond a nearer of the sides of said first plate; whereby said armored building module can be placed side-by-side adjacent to said similar armored building modules thereby forming an armored building panel useful for providing complementary overlapping of their respective side lap overhangs for protection that is continuous from module to module against penetration of explosion debris from mortar shells, and permitting removal and replacement of said armored building module from said armored building panel without requiring the moving of the adjacent similar armored building modules. 2. The armored building module of claim 1, further comprising two end members that are spaced apart from one another along said first direction, wherein each end member is attached to both the first and second plates and the first and second side members. 3. The armored building module of claim 1, further comprising: a. a first end lap overhang that is an end extension of said first plate parallel to said first direction; and b. a second end lap overhang that is an end extension of said second plate parallel to said first direction but opposite in direction to the extension of said first plate; whereby said armored building module can be placed end-to-end adjacent to said similar armored building modules providing complementary overlapping of their respective end lap overhangs for protection that is continuous from module to module. 4. The armored building module of claim 1, further comprising: a. a first inner flange attached to the first and second side members; and b. a second inner flange attached to the first and second side members; wherein the first and second inner flanges are co-parallel to said first plate, are spaced apart in said third direction from one another and from said first and second plates, and are situated between said first and second plates, wherein said first inner flange is closer to said first plate than is said second inner flange; wherein said first inner flange comprises a portion of said first side lap overhang; and wherein said second inner flange comprises a portion of said second side lap overhang. 5. The armored building module of claim 4, wherein said two opposite sides are each roughly Z-shaped in a cross-section taken perpendicular to said first direction. 6. The armored building module of claim 4, wherein said first and second plates, said first and second inner flanges, and said first and second side members are extruded together as a monolithic structure. 7. The armored building module of claim 4, further comprising: a. a first end lap overhang that is an end extension of said first plate and said first inner flange both parallel to said first direction; and b. a second end lap overhang that is an end extension of said second plate and said second inner flange both parallel to said first direction but opposite in direction to the end extension of said first plate and of said first inner flange; whereby said armored building module can be placed end-to-end adjacent to said similar armored building modules providing complementary overlapping of their respective end lap overhangs for protection that is continuous from module to module. 8. The armored building module of claim 4, further comprising two end members that are spaced apart from one another along said first direction, wherein each end member is attached to both the first and second plates and the first and second side members. 9. The armored building module of claim 8, wherein the first and second end members are each roughly Z-shaped in a cross-section taken perpendicular to said second direction. 10. The armored building module of claim 8, further comprising means for module-to-module securing of said armored building module to similar modules located side-by-side to said armored building module. 11. The armored building module of claim 8, further comprising means for module-to-module securing of said armored building module to similar modules located end-to-end to said armored building module. 12. The armored building module of claim 8, further comprising means for module-to-module sealing of said armored building module to similar modules located next to said armored building module. 13. The armored building module of claim 8, further comprising energy absorbing means for absorbing projectile and blast energy, wherein said energy absorbing means is located between a pair selected from the group consisting of the pair of first and second inner flanges, the pair that is the first plate and the first inner flange, and the pair that is the second plate and the second inner flange. 14. The armored building module of claim 8, further comprising: a. an overall width measured in the second direction; and b. an overall thickness measured in the third direction; wherein said overall thickness is less than 30 centimeters, and said overall width is more than 60 centimeters. 15. The armored building module of claim 8, wherein said first and second plates, said first and second inner flanges, and said first and second side members are made of steel. 16. The armored building module of claim 14, wherein said first and second plates, said first and second inner flanges, and said first and second side members are joined by welding. 17. An armored building panel for defense against mortar attacks, comprising: a. a set of longitudinally extended armored building modules each having two opposite sides and arranged side-by-side to form a course of modules, wherein each of the modules abuts another of the modules in a contiguous succession from a first to a last in the set of modules; and wherein each pair of modules that lie adjacent to one-another interface at their sides with non-contacting and complementary side lap overhangs as viewed in a transverse cross-section; and b. means for fastening said armored building modules to one another side-by-side; wherein the armored building modules are each comprised of a respectively associated set of longitudinally extended and co-parallel plates that are interposed between two side members that support the associated plates along the sides of the plates, wherein each of the plates has two opposite co-parallel faces, and wherein each of the plates is spaced apart from the other plates in the module in a direction perpendicular to said faces of the module; and wherein each of said side members has a Z-shape that conforms with some of the plates of its associated module extending farther toward that side member than the other plates. 18. The armored building panel of claim 17, wherein the panel comprises a roof over top of one selected from the group consisting of a person and equipment. 19. The armored building panel of claim 17, wherein the panel comprises a part of a building, the part selected from the group consisting of a roof, a floor, a wall, a door, and a partition. 20. A substantially hollow panel for placement side-against-side similar panels, having at least opposite first and second sides that respectively include a front side-projection and a back side-projection such that abutted first and second sides of two adjacent panels create a hollow channel running substantially the length of the abutted sides; wherein said hollow panel can be removed from between similarly abutted adjacent panels without requiring rotation of the panel or movement of adjacent panels.
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